The CDC says that September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and who am I to argue?  So here is a dollop of education about cholesterol.

• High cholesterol is a major risk factor for strokes and heart attacks.  Other risk factors include
  • smoking,
  • age,
  • high blood pressure,
  • diabetes and
  • having a first-degree relative who had a heart attack in middle age or younger.
• High cholesterol doesn’t feel like anything.  ...